Often, lawyers who come to TLAP have depleted both personal and
financial resources, a circumstance which presents considerable
challenges to beginning treatment. The following are sources of
possible financial support for Texas lawyers in crisis:

The Sheeran-Crowley Memorial Trust

These funds are for the benefit of Texas attorneys and their
families to assist attorneys impaired by substance dependence or other
mental disorders in paying for treatment or otherwise achieving
recovery from their disorder. The Trust is administered by the Texas
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Inc., a non-profit and sister
organization to TLAP.

To be eligible to receive funds, an attorney must: be a Texas
resident, a law school graduate and have applied for a Texas law license
or already have a license the status of which is active, suspended, or
revoked. Funds are made available only when other resources are not
available. Recipients are asked to make a moral commitment to repay the
grant, so other attorneys who suffer can be helped.

Contact TLAP at 1-800-343-8527 for an application and information
on how to apply.

The Mack Kidd Fund

The Justice Mack Kidd Fund provides financial support for
counseling and medical treatment on a short-term basis for lawyers in
the Austin area whose practices have, as a result of depression or a
related illness, declined to a point that they cannot afford to pay for
treatment themselves.

For more information, contact DeLaine Ward, Executive Director of
the Austin Bar, 512-472-0279 or TLAP, 512-427-1453.

The Houston Bar Foundation

The Houston Bar Foundation provides limited temporary financial
assistance through to attorneys who qualify and are approved by the
Foundation's Board of Directors as being in need of financial
assistance. Contact Houston Bar Association Executive Director, Kay Sim
(kays@hba.org or 713-759-1133) for
more information.